EXAMPLES OF WEANING STAGES
Feedings
1 st week of weaning
3 rd week of weaning
1st
Breast or bottle feeding.
Breast or bottle feeding.
2nd
Half breast or bottle feeding. Try one or two teaspoons of puree or cereal, then give remainder of feeding.
Half breast [...]
MAKING FORMULA FROM POWDER
Equipment The equipment should be rinsed with hot water and drained before use.
Bottles and lids
Plastic knife
Measuring spoon from formula package
Funnel
Nipples and rings
Caps
Measuring cup
Measuring Using the measuring [...]
READY-TO-USE FORMULA
Using a ready-made formula is more straightforward than mixing your own, but strict rules of hygiene should still be observed.
Before opening the can, scrub the top, paying particular attention to the cutting edge
Use a very [...]
FORMULAS
A variety of baby formulas are available, all carefully formulated to make them as close as possible to breast milk: in fact, formula has added vitamin D and iron, levels of which are quite low in breast milk.
Most formulas are based on cows’ [...]
